high chair

Name/Title

high chair

Entry/Object ID

0072.001

Description

High chair, Brunk family, 1840s. Mildred Kraus was told by her parents Joseph and Hannah Brunk, that her grandfather, Elias Brunk, born July 2, 1856, sat in this high chair when he was a child. Since Elias was the sixth child born to John and Anna Brunk, it is possible that this chair was made for their first born, Samuel Brunk, born on January 8, 1843. In 2019, the estimated age of this chair is around 175 years old.

Cataloged By

Mary Secrist

Category

Household

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Donna Kraus Parrish

Notes

7/19/2019

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Chair

Made/Created

Artist

John Brunk

Time Period

19th Century

Material

Wood

Location

Location

Room

Big Room

Building

Weaver-Brunk Log House

Date

April 13, 2022

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jul 17, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jul 17, 2025

Provenance

Notes

John & Anna Brunk to Elias Brunk, to Joseph Brunk, to Mildred Brunk Kraus, to Donna Kraus Parrish to Heritage Center

Created By

secrist_mary@aol.com

Create Date

April 13, 2022

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

July 19, 2025